Either as an illustrated dictionary or comprehensive atlas, this handybook has served healthcare professionals across disciplines as atrusted companion for decades. Now fully updated with more than 1,250new entries, the "Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy" is ready for a newgeneration.

Features include:

Concise definitions of more than 8,000 terms enhanced with hundreds of vivid, elegant illustrations.

Coverage of all of the body's major organs and systems.

Easy access -- clearly organized, color-coded hierarchies.

Up-to-date nomenclature according to the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FCAT).

Comprehensive indexes in Latin and English.

Compact, durable design -- it fits in your pocket!

The perfect combination of both cutting-edge and time-tested featuresmake the "Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy" the best choice for physical therapists, medical students, dentists, physician's assistants -- quite simply.

Summary: pocket atlas themebookRating: 1

a poor text. Very confusing diagrams with an odd numbered key. Youspend so much time looking for the key, thay you can't even get back tothe anatomical structure that you were reviewing. Compared to a"Netters" text, this is junk. It is a shame that Dr. Netters isdeceased! We need his diagrams and plates in pocket format!!

Summary: A valuable key to the standard international nomenclatureRating: 4

The Pocket Atlas is a useful and economical illustrated reference tothe standard international nomenclature of human anatomy (NominaAnatomica, NA). Most of the book follows a format with typically four or five number-coded black-and-white linedrawings on each right-hand page, and on the facing page, a key to theillustrations with the English name, Latin (NA) name, and a concisedefinition of each term. A typical entry is23 Greater palatine foramen. Foramen palatinum majus. Opening into thegreater palatine canal located near the posterior margin of the bonypalate between the palatine and maxilla. B E(B and E are figure references.)Some entries include, and indicate by different bracket styles,alternative but equally accepted synonyms, unofficial expressions for astructure found in the Nomina Anatomica, unofficial synonyms not foundin the NA, and expressions newly modified or added by the InternationalCommittee. There is a key to the bracketing and font changes inside thefront cover for easy reference. End-matter includes a bibliography of94 literature citations and a thorough 66-page index.I wouldn't regard the Pocket Atlas as highly important for routineundergraduate teaching or a layperson's reference. The illustrationsare clear but unremarkable, and there are much better atlases of humananatomy available. But for anyone writing in the area of human anatomy,for students of the health professions who want a concise review, andfor anyone who may be occasionally confused by the variations interminology from one anatomical atlas to another, this should be aworthwhile addition to one's professional library. As a medicaltextbook writer, I find this much more useful than the Nomina Anatomicaitself, which is out of print, hard to find, overly expensive, andoffers no illustrations or definitions.

Summary: Well recommended for the crammer! Concise, yet detailed....Rating: 4

As a student preparing for final examinations in Visceral Anatomy, Ifound the Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy Based on the InternationalNomenclature by Heinz Feneis highly recommended. Descriptions areconcise and illustrations are detailed. One comment, though, is thatthe 1985 Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart (New York) edition MISSED OUT inthe Index section. All entries under "T" are missing. My rating wouldhave been a "10" if not for this. Any comments on this from thepublisher? Nevertheless, this book is a must for users like me. KenQuismundo, Queen's University.